Boards & Commissions

Planning Board

Mission Statement:

The Planning Board is responsible under state statute for preparing and adopting a Township Master Plan and for reviewing land use development within Bernards Township. The Planning Board is charged with reviewing subdivisions, site plans, planned development, conditional uses and certain variances. The Planning Board also reviews and recommends revisions to land use ordinances to the Township Committee.

Membership:

The Planning Board is made up of nine members and two alternate members. In
addition, the Planning Board retains its own staff and consultants annually
at its reorganization meeting.

Name

Membership

Term Expires

Andrew McNally

Class IV Member

12/31/2020

Carol Bianchi

Class III Member - TC Voting Member

12/31/2018

Jennifer Asay

Class IV Member

12/31/2021

John Coelho

Class II Member

12/31/2018

John Crane

Class IV Member

12/31/2020

John Malay

Class I Member - Mayor's Designee

12/31/2018

John Surano

Class IV Member

12/31/2018

Kippy Piedici

Class IV Member - Chairwoman

12/31/2021

Michael Zaidel

Class IV Member - Vice Chairman

12/31/2020

Meeting Schedule:

PLEASE TAKE NOTE that the Planning Board of the Township of Bernards
will meet to discuss or act upon public business at 7:30 p.m. on each of the dates set
forth below at the Municipal Building, Collyer Lane, Basking Ridge, NJ:

06/05/2018 7:30 PM

06/19/2018 7:30 PM

07/03/2018 7:30 PM

07/17/2018 7:30 PM

08/07/2018 7:30 PM

08/21/2018 7:30 PM

09/04/2018 7:30 PM

09/18/2018 7:30 PM

10/02/2018 7:30 PM

10/16/2018 7:30 PM

11/06/2018 7:30 PM

11/20/2018 7:30 PM

12/04/2018 7:30 PM

12/18/2018 7:30 PM

01/08/2019

Notice of revisions or additions to the above schedule will be posted and advertised as required by law.

Additional Facts About Your Board

Public Participation: Residents are welcome to attend
the public meetings of the Board and are invited to ask questions
and provide comments and statements regarding applications that
appear on the agenda. To review copies of applications for
development, please contact Planning Board Secretary
at 908-204-3026, Monday thru Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM.

As of June 6, 2006, the Planning Board has adopted the following procedure.
There will be no new cases heard after 10:00 p.m. and no new witnesses
or testimony will be heard after 10:30 p.m.

CONSISTENT WITH THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND THE RELIGIOUS LAND USE AND INSTITUTIONALIZED
PERSONS ACT OF 2000 (“RLUIPA”), BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, THE PLANNING BOARD, AND THE ZONING BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT DO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST RELIGIOUS EXERCISE, OR VIOLATE THE OTHER PROTECTIONS
OF RLUIPA.